Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-14

Hsase 10. Ill n. Snsad Il. Saloa 4.
fhsa adiournsd until icmoFEeu after
noon.
menerary Namlnaglon.
HkRzzzsuaa (PA1. Jan Il IA =
eA1eus Of the Democratic LaQis
iatofs bald khis marninQ. senator VOL
veEton, Of NorthnnheElAnd, received
the honorary nomiaaiion fer Uaited
States Senator.
A Bispused Eiersaon.
CuNcsaD On. H !. Jan. 1a.-BafoFe the
Governor and Coancil todav Hon. Mar
tin Haynes te-p.l Ftq qaests1 recount
of the votes ossf for Congressman n
the firsl oislrics. The Application vas
Q. POSED ~ counsel for McKinnis
(Dem. }. uhe on the facs of the Fetarna
a elected BY los majority. The Supreme
Court viii Be asked 10 give al opinion
- 10 the duty Of the GeveFnof and Conn-
ell in The matter.
The Graan % the coansry.
WAsHrNaroz. 3an. la-Ths Depart.
ment Of Agricaliura estimates Of the
srea. produst and value Of corn. wheat
and oats Tor permanent record, are Son.
pistad. The otisial work of The year
has been th0reuRhiy reviewed with the
aid Of States, corporations and ali avail
able data Of the crop production. and
the aggregates are substantially those
recently reported. Tbs corn croD In
round nnmbers aggregates .665 coo 0co
boshela. grown on 1900 900 acres, and
has farm value Of &6l00o0 coo. Ths
Yiold is y bashels per acre, ~ bushels
less than last year. There is an increase
OF area OF over per cent, Whils the
or from SIS ceuts TO $50 cents per
busheL Ths aggregate produca OF
wheat ia f57. 600 bust eis. fron an
area OF nsarly 81 COO 900 acres, havsna a
farm vafus uf 4Sl4 10000. The average
valua haa been 687 cents per bushsl,
against TIL for the previous crop, and
9f5 cents for the great crop Of 1885,.
rnis Il s. per cent reelection from the
vafae between 1870 aud l6o0. TIE yield
OF aprinQ wheat oentofa Is better than
vas expected early IN the season, bus on
the Psei Q Coast mneh worse.
An usasrea man.
WAaHTxaToN. Jan. 13.-Hon. James
Jacksoa, Chief Justice OF Gsogpia,
died Al 3 o'clock tenight, aged 81
yeaFa. He Was ia Congress before the
war. and had held many Judicial posi-
tons.
ugiy Treatment 81 TenantE.
CINcINNATT, JAn. l3.-Ths session ef
the Executive Ooancii of the Irish Ma
tionai League Of America closed tonight.
The following oablecram was received
BY President Fitzgerald;
"DuBLIN, Jan. I3.
The cruel evictions crusade is Ia full
progress in Kerry. For several days
past agents and bailifis have been car
ryinR paradue oil and setting Gre 10 The
houses ea each family ia evictcd. Scores
of families are homeless.
~. HARBINoTON, NJ. p,
Secretary Of the Irish National League"
The announcement Of these hendish
acts Of barbarity, although nothinq be
yond the ordinary history OF landlord
Ism in Ireland, created q bitter feeling,
and the following sss sent in rtpiys
"Dispatch FeoeiVed. The issue was
anticipated, and the League, with hearty
approval Of the principal lFish-Amerl
can citix ns Of Cincinnati, bid you meet
IL nndisnnyed, and pledge you an IN
yielding support In the conflict.
JoHS FrTzaKRALD."
ADDRESS or THE LBkeus.
The substance Of President Fitzeer-
aids address 30 officers and members
OF the National League OF America is
% follows:
The present position ef affairs In Ire
land deserves consideration and re-
Dewed energs upon our part. The IN.
humanity and sRgreesiveness Of land
ierdism, seeking new plunder and ex-
termination Of the lFtsh people, have
forced upon them the alternative Of
ruin or FesistaRos. Such as ID is Of
their power 20 offer resistance there
can be ne doubt. The present plan Of
campaign aH5rds the best practical
means 90 far discovered of rendering
effective the determination Of She Irish
people TO protect themselves in the pos
session Of their homes. II becomes
therefore my duty 10 thus direct your
attention to this new crisis which has
arisen 10 Ireland. And doing all that IL
AAIANL1AAA
and the labor OF love which you have
uadertaken. am clad te be able 10
annoanoe 90 You that the affairs OF the
Irieh National League OF America are
10 the most satisfactory and doaFiehing
condition, and the organization itself
has never been more healthy. vigorous
and hopeful than at the present time.
The address speaks Of what IL already
accomplished, eomments on the reports
Of Treasurer OReiliy and Secretary
Sutton, and closes with an appeal 70
members Of the Lsasus 10 take new
courage and proceed with new zeal to
the task still before them.
Caucus Candidate
INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. IA Democratic
Senatorial caucus was held tonight, ~
members beine present. On tbs fourth
ballot Dsvid Turpis was nominated, re-
csiving 45 votes. Ex SeoatoF MELON
aid was his principal competitor. koor
Democrats, knights Of Labor, declined
20 enter the oauous, and ID IL nOt known
whether they will Support the nominee.
Mr.. Turpie is At present United states
Attorney for Indiana.
uNscnUFULous METHODS.
In the House this afterhooa. Repre-
sentativea took up the contested seats
question, and referred 10 the Commit
toe on Elections. So far, eight notices
Of contest have been hled IN the House,
and five In the Senate. OF the H0use
contests, seven are against Democrats,
and four Of the Eve contests 10 TIE Ser
ate are against Republicans. Uadsg the
rules adopted IN both Houses, members
can be uuseaied on very shoFt notiee,
and it 10 cleariy The intention Of both
sides 60 endeavog - obtain the number
Of members requisite 70 the eieo Ion OF
= United States Senator. AZ present. the
Democrats have IS votes cn joint ballot,
and Repablicans "a. The tosnt o0Esen-
iion for the slsssion Of Senator meets On
toe 18Th. What the nsxt few days may
bring forth Il is impossible 70 predict.
bat it 10 possible that on wednesday
hoah houNea gill Be the scene Of great